Radically Different Cinema – Part 9

This series represents the greatest films of all time as determined by me. A number of titles haven’t been mentioned yet, and so let’s go.

Psycho

Hitchcock scared the crap out of everyone by creating what is potentially the first modern horror film. Shock is guaranteed when–I guess it’s a bit late in the game for a spoiler alert now–the main character is butchered to death in a shower, leaving the narrative floating in some bloody swirling drain of confusion. What happens when you murder your main character in the first 20 minutes?

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

This is the best western in all of history. Shoot anyone who disagrees. Watch it every year. Demand that theaters bring it back. There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who love The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, and the idjits whom…